West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-07-28

my family And he wrote on his book until
the clock struck four, when he folded up his
manuscript and, by his own hand concluded
his earthly life. There are men i'm this house
who are perfectly discontinued. Unhappy in
tho past, unhappy to-day, TO DO nm
happy forever, unless you come 20
TINS gospel well. This satisfies the soul
with high, deep, all-absorblng, and eternal
satisfaction. lt comes, and IL offers the most
unfortunate man 50 much OF this world a. Ia
best Tor him, and throws all heaven into the
bargain. The wealth of Croesus, and OF ali
the Stewards, and OF all the Barinps- ami ali
the Rothschilds, is only a poor. iniserable
shilling, compared with the eternal fortunes
that Christ offers you to-day. In the far East
there was king who used once a year 10 get
on the scales, while on the other side the scales
were placed gold, and silver, and gems; i'm
deed, enough were placed there 10 balance
the king; then, at the Gloss of the
weighing, all those treasures were thrown
among the populace. But Christ 10 day ST. ps
on one side the scales, and on the other side
are all the treasures OF the universe and He
says; "All are yours-all height, all depth
all length, all BREADTH all eternity; ali ara
yours" We don appreciate the promises OF
the 1ospel. When an aged Clergyman WINS
dylng-a man very eminent i'm the Church
young theological stud mt stood by his side.
and the aged man looked up and said To-
nun; Can't you give me some comfort
I'M my dying hoIrF "No,n said the youn0
man; 81 can't tax 10 you on this subject:
you know all about 1t, and have known Il 20
recite to me some promises" The Young
man thought a moment, and he came to this
promise; The blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth
from all SIM" and the old man clapped his
hands, and IN his dying moment said, 'That's
just the promise l have been waiting for.
Inc blood OF Jesus Christ ceansoth from all
SIN On, the warmth, the grandeur, tho
magnificence of the promises.
Come also to this Gospel well all va
troubled. do not suppose you have escaped
Compare your view OF this life at fifteen
years OF age with what your view is of Il at
Iorty, OF sixty, or seventy What great
contrast OF opinion! Were you right then, or
are you right nowi Two cups placed i'm your
hands the one sweet cup the other sour
cup. cup OF joy cup ofgrief. Which has
been the nearest to being full and ont of
whlch nave you the more frequently par
takenf What different place Greenwood is
from what it used to bel Once il was 10 YOU
a grand city Improvement, and you
went out ON the pleasure excur.
sion, and you ran laughingly up the mound.
and you criticised in light way the epitaph
But since the day when you heard the bell
toll at the gate when you went in with the
procession, IT is a sad place, and there is a
Hood Of rushing memories that suffuse the
eye and overmaster the heart. oh, you have
had trouble, trouble, trouble God only
knows how much You have had 10 is q
wonder you have been able 10 live through
IT. 1t is n wonder your nervous system has
not been shattered and your brain has not
reeled. Trouble, trouble. II l could gather
great audience, and could put them i'm one
scroll, neither man nor angel could endure
the recitation. Well, what do YOU want2
would yon like 20 have your property back
nganf mo" you say, as a Christian man,
Il was becoming arrogant, and think that
is why the Lord took il away. / don't
want TO have my property back. Wen,
would you have your departed friends
take the responsibility of bringing them
from fearless realm TO a realm of
tears 1 couldn't do it," Well, then, what
DO you wanti thousand voices in the
audience cry out; Comfort, give us com
fort" For that reason have rolled AWAY
the stone from the wells mouth Come. all
ye wounded of the flock, pursued Of the
WolSes, come 20 the fountain whore the
Lords sick and bereft ones have como
An says some one, ''you are not old
enough to understand my sorrow. You have
not been IN the world as long as have and
you can tax 20 me about my misfortunes in
the time of old age" VOL, Imay not have
lived as long as you, but have been a great
deal among old people, and / know how they
feel about their failing health, and about
their departed friends, and about the loncli-
ness that sometimes strikes through
their souls After two persons have
lived together for forty or ffty wears
and one of them is taken away, what
doSolationl ! shall not forget the cry of the
late ReV. DeWitt,of NewYork when he stood
by the open grave Of his wife and after the
obsequies had ended, he looked down into tba
open place and said: Farewell my honored,
faithful and beloved wife The bond that
bound us Is severed. Thou art in glory and
am here on earth. We shall meet again Fare
WE'LL Farewell I" To lean on a prom for 6ftv
Years, and then have il break under youl
There were only two years difference bet Jyeen
the death of my father and mother After
my mothers decease, my father used to 90
around as though looking for something: he
would OFTEN get up from one room, without
any seeming reason, and go TO another room:
and then he would take his cane and START ont
and some one would say: Father. where
are you goingF and he would an
swer; Il don't know exactly where
am going" Always looking for something
Though no was a tender-hearted man. i
never saw him cry but once and that was at
the burial OF my mother. After sixty years
n!ivlng together, 1t was hard to part. And
there are aged people to-day who are feeling
Just such pang as that. want to tell them
there IS perfect enchantment in the pronises
OF TINS Gospels and come TO them and offer
Them my arm, or take their arm and brine,
them TO this Gospel we'll Sit down, father or
mother, sat down See if there Is ANYTHING AT
the well for you Come, David. the Psalnist
have YOU anything encouraging to offer tbemi
~ o., SAYS the Psllmist " They shall still
bring forth fruit in old AGE, they shall be fat
and touTishing, TO show that the Lord is m
right. He is my rock. and there is no
unrlghteOusness in me- Come Isaiah
have You anything to say out Of
your prophecies for these aged peo
pier' Yes says Isaiah: Down to old
age j avn with thee, and 70 hOaiy hairs will
carry thee. nv Wen, il the Lord is going 10
carry You, you ought not TO worry much
about your failing eyesight and failing limbs.
\ ON get ahttle worried fOrfcar some time YOU
VIII come % want do your Your children
and grandchildren sometimes speak n little
sharp no you because Of your ailments
Inc Lori Will not speak sharp Do
you think you viii come 10 want
who do YOU think the Lord isl Are His
granaries empty VIII He feed tho raven.
and the rabbit. and the lion i'm the desert and
forget your Why NATURAL. O. tell as that the
lolpoise viii not forsake its wounded and
SICK mates. And d. you suppose the lord
or heaven aud earth has not a. much
sympathy as the fish OF the scar But Won
s4y+ 81 am So near worn out
ana arm OF no use 10 Col any more
j think The Lord knows whether YOU are
OF any more uae or not if Won were of M
more use Hg would have taken YOU b fore
This DO You think God has forgotten yov
% cause ile Gas token care OF vou seventy on
eighty yearsf 30 thinks more of you TO-DAY
tgcn iie over did. bwause you thfnk more 0i
HIM BAY Che Col of Abraham. and Tsaac
2u7 Jacob. aud Paul, tho eget. We your God
~. ever.
But ] Gather oil. Clio promises today ina
gro .p. aul AZ tiie shepacrds todrive thru
JOG OF lambs aud Sheep up 30 the sBarItIiug
supply Behold happy if Use man whom
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